- statement
- noun1 something that you say or writeADJECTIVE▪ brief, short▪
Saunder's lawyer made a brief statement to the press outside the court.
▪ bald, blunt, flat▪His bald statement that he'd resigned concealed his anxiety about the situation.
▪ comprehensive, definitive, detailed, full▪ explicit▪An explicit statement of objectives is vital before the project begins.
▪ clear, simple▪ bold, firm, positive, strong▪ explanatory▪ false, inaccurate, misleading▪ sweeping▪She made one of her sweeping statements about foreigners.
▪ joint▪The two heads of state issued a joint statement.
▪ formal, government, official, press, public▪ political▪They decided to make a political statement by refusing to vote.
▪ oral, signed, sworn, written▪ witness (esp. BrE)▪He made a witness statement to the police.
▪ policy▪ mission, vision▪The company needed a mission statement describing its core values.
▪ fashion (figurative)▪He was making a fashion statement by wearing a pink suit.
VERB + STATEMENT▪ issue, put out, release▪ give, make▪He admitted giving a false statement to the police.
▪ read▪She read a statement to reporters yesterday.
▪ take▪The police will take a statement from each of you.
▪ retract, withdraw▪ contradict▪ denySTATEMENT + VERB▪ condemn▪a statement condemning the death penalty
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the statement▪In a statement released today, the Department of Health said …
▪ statement about▪The clothes you wear are a statement about yourself.
▪ statement on▪a statement on human rights
▪ statement on behalf of▪She put out a statement on behalf of the Government.
▪ statement to▪a recent statement to the press
2 financial recordADJECTIVE▪ bank, credit-card, tax (AmE)▪ financial, income (AmE), trading (BrE)VERB + STATEMENT▪ prepare▪ publish▪The issuing banks published financial statements.
▪ file▪He filed false statements with the SEC.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.